E-Bike Injuries Are Up 400 Percent at UMC — Clark County, UMC and Metro Police Are Pushing Helmets, Lights and the County's Fine Schedule
The numbers from the trauma center are the argument. University Medical Center reports a 400 percent increase in e-bike and e-scooter injuries over three years and nearly 200 patients treated in 2025, including 30 children — and the county's answer is an outreach push built on its own ordinance: helmets for minors, lights and a bell, and fines that start at $150.
Clark County has partnered with University Medical Center and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department on a public outreach effort for e-bike and e-scooter safety, the county says — and the effort starts from the emergency room's ledger. UMC reports a 400 percent increase in e-bike or e-scooter-related injuries over the last three years, and nearly 200 patients treated for e-device-related injuries in 2025 alone, including 30 children. County Television built a public service announcement around a pediatric emergency physician at UMC Children's Hospital who has treated many of those young patients, and the message is being shared on social media alongside flyers in English and Spanish.
The rules the campaign is teaching are the county's own. Helmets are required for minors operating e-bikes and e-scooters in Clark County. Every device must be equipped with safety devices such as a bell or horn, and front and rear lights. Riders must always yield to pedestrians. The county's framing is that electric devices are not toys — they are powerful transportation that moves faster than ordinary bikes and scooters, and inexperienced riders doing stunts or riding recklessly are a recurring pattern in the injuries the hospital treats.
There is a fine schedule behind the flyers. Violations of Clark County's e-bike ordinance start at $150 for a first violation, with repeat violations up to $600 — and parents and guardians are responsible for paying fines incurred by minors. The county posts the full ordinance details on its e-bike safety page. For families buying a first e-bike this fall, the county's sequence is the whole story in one line: helmet first, lights and a bell on the device, pedestrians first on the path — and a $150 lesson waiting for anyone who treats the rules as optional.
